Featured Label(s)

Proper Records
Proper Records is a record label founded in 1996 commencing with a handful of releases, including The Balham Alligators and Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers. The label grew in stature and renowned through its reissue imprint, 'Properbox', a series of great value 4 CD sets focussing on important historical recording in the jazz, country and rock ‘n’ roll genres.
The label continues to plough this rich furrow but is now more well known for being the UK home to highly regarded artists such as Joan Baez, Richard Thompson, Nick Lowe, The Waterboys, Loudon Wainwright III, Dr. John, Jimmie Vaughan, Little Feat, Paul Heaton, Cowboy Junkies, Chris Barber, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Los Lobos, Jimmy Webb, Hot Club Of Cowtown, Tom Russell, Sonny Landreth, Mary Gauthier, Paul Brady, Ian McLagan, Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, Bill Kirchen, Dennis Locorierre, Robyn Hitchcock and many more. Proper is also nurturing newer talents, releasing albums by the likes of Diana Jones, Elizabeth Cook, Ruthie Foster and Red Sky July.
There is also a subsidiary jazz label, Specific Jazz whose roster currently includes award winning artists Jacqui Dankworth, Tony Kofi, Anita Wardell, Alan Barnes and Jay Phelps.
Discography
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Museum Of Appalachia Recording… Diana Jones
Format: CD
08/07/2013
Singer-songwriter Diana Jones brings the inspiring sounds of old-time Appalachia music to her new album, recorded at The Museum of Appalachia in Clint… -
Aztec Jazz (Ltd Autographed Ed… Tom Russell
Format: CD
01/07/2013
STORE EXCLUSIVE, LTD AUTOGRAPHED EDITION, ONLY WHILST STOCK'S LAST (FIRST 50 ORDERS ONLY)! Years ago Russell and Dave Alvin, were tagged as the arc… -
This River (Ltd Autographed Ed… JJ Grey & Mofro
Format: CD
24/06/2013
STORE EXCLUSIVE, LTD AUTOGRAPHED EDITION, ONLY WHILST STOCK'S LAST! Alligator's best selling artist and the labels BIG release for 2013. "This R… -
Seeds And Stems Bill Kirchen
Format: CD
24/06/2013
Seeds And Stems is Bill Kirchen's fresh take on the roots and branches of a career that spans 45 years and began with Commander Cody and His Lost Plan… -
Seeing Things Kevin Doherty
Format: CD
17/06/2013
Donegal native and Dublin resident, Kevin Doherty has enjoyed a dual career over the last two decades - both as a solo artist and member of the folk s… -
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When Will You Come Home ? The Webb Sisters
Format: CD
01/04/2013
Amidst their world tour with Leonard Cohen, Kentish siblings The Webb Sisters found time to step into the studio and record some tunes to sate the app… -
When I'm President (180g… Ian Hunter & The…
Format: LP
21/03/2013
LIMITED 180G VINYL EDITION . As leader of '70s British rock legends Mott the Hoople and as a hugely influential solo artist, Ian Hunter is widely re… -
Electric (180g, 2LP) Richard Thompson
Format: LP
11/02/2013
LIMITED EDITION 2LP 180gm VINYL SET WITH 4 BONUS TRACKS. One of the UK's most outstanding songwriters, and an astonishing guitar player whose versa… -
Electric (2CD Deluxe Edition) Richard Thompson
Format: CD
11/02/2013
DELUXE BONUS DISC EDITION INCLUDING 7 BONUS TRACKS. One of the UK's most outstanding songwriters, and an astonishing guitar player whose versatilit… -
Electric Richard Thompson
Format: CD
11/02/2013
One of the UK's most outstanding songwriters, and an astonishing guitar player whose versatility allows him to adapt his style as each song requires.… -
The Sailor's Revenge (Ltd… Bap Kennedy
Format: CD
28/01/2013
THE LAST REMAINING COPIES OF THE LTD SIGNED EDITION. This deluxe version of the album includes a bonus CD made up of 11 tracks of Bap's personal fa… -
Love's Truck Stop Matraca Berg
Format: CD
22/10/2012
Matraca Berg didn't set out to write five #1 hits in a single calendar year, to be nominated for Grammys in each of the past three decades, to have he… -
Collectors Edition 5CD Box Set… Bill Wyman's Rh…
Format: CD
08/10/2012
UK EXCLUSIVE, AUTOGRAPHED LIMITED EDITION. Back in the 1990s, Bill Wyman did the unthinkable and left The Rolling Stones - the consensus greatest r… -
Live At Blue Rock Mary Gauthier
Format: CD
01/10/2012
Essentially a Greatest Hits package from the Louisiana songstress recorded live at Blue Rock Artists Ranch near Austin Texas, the finest live music li… -
The Emperors Of Wyoming The Emperors Of Wyom…
Format: CD
17/09/2012
Producer extraordinaire and member of Garbage, Butch Vig teams up with friends on this eponymous debut. An amazingly timeless debut record of Ameri… -
Charmer Aimee Mann
Format: CD
17/09/2012
Influenced by what Mann calls the "superpop" of the 70's and 80's, this album is her first release since 2008's celebrated @#%&*! Smilers, which the B… -
When I'm President Ian Hunter & The…
Format: CD
03/09/2012
As leader of '70s British rock legends Mott The Hoople and as a hugely influential solo artist, Ian Hunter is widely revered as one of rock'n'roll's m… -
Presents The 8th (CD + DVD) Paul Heaton
Format: CD
02/07/2012
"The 8th" is one of the longest songs ever written and was one of the hits of last year's Manchester International Festival 2011. A song in eight chap… -
Thunder In The Sky Laurence Jones
Format: CD
11/06/2012
Laurence Jones and his Band play a blend of the rocking blues with a groovy and catchy modern edge. Laurence is being talked about as of one of the Ne… -
Elemental Journey Sonny Landreth
Format: CD
28/05/2012
Sonny Landreth's 11th album, bearing the fittingly evocative title "Elemental Journey", is something very different from the Louisiana slide wizard. R… -
Dancer In The Fire: A Paul Bra… Paul Brady
Format: CD
23/04/2012
'Dancer In The Fire' is a rich and diverse double CD of Paul Brady's favourite recordings, personally chosen by the artist himself. "With this reco… -
Politics The Waterboys
Format: 7"
21/04/2012
LIMITED EDITION 7" VINYL. One off, 7" Single pressing for the stand-out track "Politics", from their widely-acclaimed 2011 album, "An Appointment W… -
Older Than My Old Man Now Loudon Wainwright II…
Format: CD
16/04/2012
No less than 5 generations of Wainwrights make contributions to this new album with duets with Rufus, Martha, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Lexie Kelly Wainw… -
Slipstream (LP) Bonnie Raitt
Format: LP
09/04/2012
LIMTED EDITION VINYL, 180 GRAM 2 DISC SET. Bonnie Raitt's new album 'Slipstream' is daring, bluesy, and steeped with the inimitable slide guitar an… -
Slipstream Bonnie Raitt
Format: CD
02/04/2012
PROPER MUSIC BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2012 AND GRAMMY AWARD WINNER 2013 (BEST AMERICANA ALBUM). Bonnie Raitt's new album "Slipstream" is daring, blu… -
The Wilderness: The Nomad Seri… Cowboy Junkies
Format: CD
26/03/2012
Cowboy Junkies are releasing The Wilderness, Volume 4 of The Nomad Series, marking the conclusion of an ambitious schedule of four releases over an 18… -
Intersection Nanci Griffith
Format: CD
20/02/2012
Twenty albums now, and none before like this. "Intersection" is not an album of resolution or closure; it's an album about difficulties, about anger,… -
The Sailor's Revenge Bap Kennedy
Format: CD
30/01/2012
'The best singer songwriter I ever saw' (Steve Earle). High praise indeed from Earle who then sought to play and record with the ex Energy Orchard mai… -
A Treasury Of Shanties And Son… Various Artists
Format: CD
14/11/2011
Since The Fisherman's Friends sailed to the top of the charts last year they have continued to appeal to a wide audience with their refreshingly authe… -
Red Sky July Red Sky July
Format: CD
17/10/2011
Red Sky July are Charity Hair (The Alice Band), Shelly Poole (Alisha's Attic) and Ally McErlaine (Texas) - three successful musician/writers united in… -
Sing In My Meadow: The Nomad S… Cowboy Junkies
Format: CD
17/10/2011
The idea behind Sing In My Meadow was to create an album that referenced an aspect of our live performances that we don't dig into very much in our st… -
40 Feat: The Hot Tomato Anthol… LITTLE FEAT
Format: CD
26/09/2011
As American as rock'n'roll itself, Little Feat's music transcends boundaries, a freewheeling fusion of California rock and Dixie-inflected funk-boogie… -
An Appointment With Mr. Yeats… The Waterboys
Format: LP
19/09/2011
LIMITED VINYL EDITION. 'An Appointment with Mr Yeats' sees the words of W B Yeats, one of Ireland's greatest literary sons, merged with the music… -
An Appointment With Mr Yeats The Waterboys
Format: CD
19/09/2011
'An Appointment with Mr Yeats' sees the words of W B Yeats, one of Ireland's greatest literary sons, merged with the music of The Waterboys, one of B… -
The Old Magic (Vinyl) Nick Lowe
Format: LP
12/09/2011
LIMITED VINYL EDITION. "I'm sixty-one years old now, Lord I never thought I'd see 30," Nick Lowe sings on "Checkout Time," a song from his first ne… -
The Old Magic Nick Lowe
Format: CD
12/09/2011
"I'm sixty-one years old now, Lord I never thought I'd see 30," Nick Lowe sings on "Checkout Time," a song from his first new studio album in over fou… -
Mesabi Tom Russell
Format: CD
12/09/2011
A thread runs through its songs, a zigzagging but determinedly solid line that connects the perilous bordertown of Juarez, Mexico to the real and faux… -
Plays More Blues, Ballads And… Jimmie Vaughan
Format: LP
25/07/2011
LIMITED VINYL EDITION. For Jimmie Vaughan, too much of a good thing is a concept that simply doesn't exist. The legendary Texan guitar dynamo was s… -
Plays More Blues, Ballads And… Jimmie Vaughan
Format: CD
25/07/2011
For Jimmie Vaughan, too much of a good thing is a concept that simply doesn't exist. The legendary Texan guitar dynamo was so pleased with the respons… -
The Blackbird Diaries Dave Stewart
Format: CD
27/06/2011
Recorded and completed in Nashville, the album was produced by Dave Stewart and Mike Bradford and was recorded and mixed by John McBride at his famed… -
High Atmosphere Diana Jones
Format: CD
09/05/2011
High Atmosphere, the latest album in the remarkable career arc of singer-songwriter Diana Jones, hits with the force of a revelation, further deepenin… -
Savages The Webb Sisters
Format: CD
09/05/2011
Born into a family of musicians in Kent, England, Charley and Hattie are The Webb Sisters..... Beguiling, dynamic performers with hugely expressive vo… -
Take The High Road The Blind Boys Of Al…
Format: CD
09/05/2011
Billed as the Blind Boys of Alabama's country-gospel album, "Take the High Road" has a valuable pedigree from a country standpoint: it was recorded in… -
40 Odd Years (4CD + DVD) Loudon Wainwright II…
Format: CD
02/05/2011
40 Odd Years into an exceptionally prolific and storied career, Loudon Wainwright III is being celebrated with an aptly named career-spanning 4CD/DVD… -
Memories Of My Trip (2CD) Chris Barber
Format: CD
18/04/2011
CONTAINS PERFORMANCES WITH ERIC CLAPTON, VAN MORRISON, MARK KNOPFLER, RORY GALLAGHER, JOOLS HOLLAND, KEITH EMERSON, MUDDY WATERS and many more. Tro… -
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Labour Of Lust Nick Lowe
Format: LP
11/04/2011
LIMITED VINYL EDITION. Nick Lowe's 1979 masterpiece featuring "Cruel to Be Kind, "Switchboard Susan" and "Cracking Up". First time in print in ove…
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